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is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 9,824 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 census, the city had a population of 15,059. It is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Melbourne was created in 1959 to stop the area from being annexed into the City of Melbourne and to avoid the levying of an ad valorem tax.
In 2005, the City of West Melbourne started charging property taxes for the first time in its existence (since 1959). Prior to 2005, the city survived on "fees only" for its $17 million budget.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.3 km² (7.8 mi²). 20.3 km² (7.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.